The Reserve Tragedy Percy Warraweena Sentenced to Four Years Imprisonment
Strict enforcement of the law banning the supply of intoxicating liquor to aborigines was recommended by Mr…
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Courts & crime, 1949
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Bourke District Court Important Decision in Droving Case
The only case heard at the sittings of the District Court at Bourke before Judge Shortland on the 1st instant was one in which a…
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A charge of unlawful assault brought against Constable Maurice George Adams of Dubbo Police, by John Perrin, 69,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cries for Help Baffle Police Sydney
Cries for help heard in the vicinity of North Head shortly after midnight last night have baffled the Police. Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Stealing Case at Peak Hill
At the Peak Hill Court of Petty Sessions on Monday two young men Velda Maurice McNamara and Reginald James McNamara were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Ruling on Controls to Be Challenged Sydney
In the Special Court today Counsel for the Prices Branch said that the legality of a ruling given by Mr. Isles, S.M., on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Remand on Theft Charge
Douglas MacReeves, 37, railway employee, was charged at Dubbo Police Court yesterday with stealing two dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol for False Pretences Valueless Cheque Passed
Pleading guilty to two charges of false pretences concerning a valueless cheque and of stealing, Edward Hinchcliffe,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Phials of Deadly Poison in Dubbo Streets Urgent Police Warning Several Affected By Fumes
Six dozen phials of deadly poison were discovered lying in Dubbo streets on Thursday afternoon and yesterday. Some of the phials were found by children near the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gave Warning in 1941 Say Police
The last time the Macquarie River Was in flood was in 1941, a Dubbo police spokesman said this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Bike Given As Security on Loan Say Police
A man stole a bicycle in Dubbo, and persuaded a local businessman to accept it as security for a £2 loan, police alleged…
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A revision Court for the purpose of revising the supplementary list of electors will be held at the Court House, Bourke, on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Happy" Party Picture Title Contest Details in Court Case
The cartons now appearing in the daily papers for the "Give-It-A-Name" contest have little to learn from real life…
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On a charge of driving an unregistered motor lorry in Dubbo on August 17, Harry Eagle, of Dryden Street, Campsie, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police and Nurses Ball Last Night
More than 350 people were present at the Royal Theatre last night for the Police and Nurses' Ball, held to aid the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Probe Alleged Fruit Rackets Sydney
Police have been asked to assist the Department of Agriculture to investigate alleged rackets in the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Court. Union Secretary's Claims Against Local Builder Dismissed
The secretary of the N.S.W. branch of the Building Workers Industrial Union, Mr. Philip Charles Barclay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Charged with Theft of Poison Phials
A detective whose eyes were badly affected when a phial of poison gas was dropped at the Dubbo Police Station 10 days ago, yesterday charged a nineteen-years-old youth with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reno Divorce Not Recognised by Sydney Court Sydney, Wednesday
A Sydney court yesterday refused to recognise a divorce obtained in Reno last year by a Sydney woman, and granted a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£36 a Week Wages Claim Before Federal Arbitration Court Melbourne
[?] £36 a week for wool pressers. [?] £24/15/- a week for ocoks. [?] &25 a week for shed hands. [?] £7/10/- a hundred sheep for shearers…
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